SOFT SUNLIGHT
Summary: Set in 1973, the Hogwarts' Marauders' third year, this multi-chaptered fiction develops and expands upon the framework of what we are told happens at this part of history… and what we aren't.
Warnings: Adult language, Homosexual relationship, Heterosexual relationship,
Main Pairing: Sirius/Remus
Other Characters: James, Peter, Lily/Severus, Andromeda, Bellatrix/Rudolphus, Lucius/Narcissa.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the twisted imagination and the ridiculously slow laptop I am typing this onto.
A/N: This was my first attempt at writing slash. It isn't amazing, but I am proud of it, and I would appreciate constructive criticism if it is truly helpful and not abusive.
Chapter 1: Travelling
"Hi, guys."
It was James and Peter. Naturally, James was the one yelling down the train to Sirus and Remus, who came down the train to meet them, Sirius kicking Severus as he passed. As he reached the others, he distinctly heard Lily Evans' voice.
"Total cowards. And they're in Gryffindor. Ignore them, Sev."
"What'd you do over the summer then?"
"Slouched around a bit. You know what my family's like."
James grimaced sympathetically at Sirius before answering Remus.
"Not much. I tried not to do magic for the first week, then read the detail of the Trace and nicked Dad's wand. Worked a treat!"
"That is actually illegal. According to Clause 19, Subsection B of the Internat…"
"Oh, give over Rem. Come and find a compartment instead."
They had just succeeded in turfing some first years out of the best compartment when Lucius Malfoy, and entourage, turned up.
"As you can see, I am Head Boy and with me are the Head Girl and two prefects. It is my strong suggestion that you are not in this compartment anymore."
There he stopped, for the four concerned were no longer there.
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"What it is to be Head Boy."
"Yeah, but have you told these two how we got the top jobs? It's a great story."
"That it is, Bella, that it is. You tell it."
Narcissa was hanging on their every word, and Rudolphus was failing to conceal his admiration and obvious love for Bellatrix.
"Well, Mother and Li's dad went round to see Dippy, with bags of gold no less, and bullied the bat into giving us two the top jobs, and appointing you two as Slytherin prefects, as gold reasoned that we weren't prefects, we were Heads, and so there were no prefects for us. Luckily for him, gold did it without the spells."
"Nice one, Li. Your pa must be rich."
"No, Rud, just well off." returned Lucius, and Rudolphus subsided, crushed.
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Meanwhile, further down the train, a very different style of conversation was taking place.
"Can I join you? Everyone else is being shit-ass prigs."
It was Andromeda, talking to her cousin Sirius while his three friends looked on in wonder. Sirius hated all of his relations.
"Oh, guys this is Anni. She's in Ravenclaw, and she's going out with a muggleborn, so she's in the same Black Outcast boat as me – the only other sane one of us I've met. Anni, this is James, Remus and Peter."
"Cool."
"What were you saying, Rem?"
"That Jem was breaking Clause 19, Subsection B of the International…"
"No, after that."
"He was stealing someone else's wand to perform underage magic? That's a really serious breach of the law. The owner of the wand could be fined…"
"…or have his wand removed for an indefinite time period." finished Remus, smiling at Andromeda.
"Okay, enough already." interjected Sirius. "You two can have a nice cosy chat sometimes, but not now. I meant what you said just two seconds ago, about the homework I didn't know existed."
"We had HOMEWORK? Oh my god, I so did totally not do any homework over the summer. What was it?"
"I've done mine, but I think its all wrong. Its here."
Peter brought out a set of sheets that looked like a rat had written them and then had them for breakfast.
"Oh give over Pit, that's never your homework."
Remus had slipped into the more informal language of his friends by this time.
"I know a spell to improve that. Homarbeit reparo."
Andromeda had pulled out her wand.
"Thank you." squeaked Peter.
The rest of the journey passed much in this way, Sirius and James copying Remus' homework, changing into their robes and other small activities the order of the day.
They still could not perform magic, although only Andromeda's threat of docking 100 House Points if he did stopped Sirius from cursing Severus as he walked past their compartment.
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